10–15 May 2026
Casino Conference Centre
Europe/Prague timezone

Doramad - The Story of Radioactive Toothpaste

14 May 2026, 11:24
18m
Marble Hall

Marble Hall

Verbal Radionuclides in the Environment, Radioecology Environmental Radioactivity

Speaker

Dr Nick Evans (Nottingham Trent University)

Description

Doramad Radioactive Toothpaste (Doramad Radioaktive Zahncreme) was a brand of toothpaste produced in Germany by Auergesellschaft of Berlin from the 1920s until the end of World War II. This talk will cover the history and marketing of the toothpaste and describe its chemistry and radiochemistry using samples issued to Wehrmacht units fighting on the Eastern Front in 1944/5.

Author

Dr Nick Evans (Nottingham Trent University)

Co-author

Ms Allie Kay (NTU)

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